While most metal wall art has a protective coating to prevent rusting, you may have a piece that for whatever the reason has begun to rust. If a rusted look is not something you desire, you will need to clean the rust off and prevent further rusting with a rust preventing primer and paint. Rusted wall art can be cleaned with a rust remover with great success. The artwork can be restored to like-new condition. Remove the rust as soon as it begins to appear to prevent a large cleaning job. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Brush off any loose pieces of rust with a soft-bristle brush by brushing the surface in a small circles while applying moderate pressure.
2. Mix rust cleaner with water in a cleaning pan. Dip the soft-bristle brush and work the cleaning solution over the surface of the metal wall art.
3. Brush the wall art with a wire brush and refine the cleaning process with a steel wool pad until all the rust is removed. Allow the art piece to dry.
4. Spray an even coat of rust preventing metal primer onto the art piece. Allow the primer coat to dry for at least four hours. Apply two coats of rust preventing metal paint to the art piece, allowing four hours between coats.
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